Backgrounds
37 Backgrounds are available — 19 from the Player's Handbook and 18 from the Forgotten Realms supplement. Each grants an Origin Feat at character creation.
- Acolyte — Magic Initiate (Cleric)
- Charlatan — Skilled
- Criminal — Alert
- Entertainer — Musician
- Farmer — Tough
- Folk Hero — Savage Attacker
- Guide — Magic Initiate (Druid)
- Guild Artisan — Skilled
- Haunted One — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
- Hermit — Magic Initiate (Druid)
- Merchant — Lucky
- Noble — Skilled
- Outlander — Tough
- Sage — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
- Sailor — Tavern Brawler
- Scribe — Skilled
- Soldier — Savage Attacker
- Urchin — Lucky
- Wayfarer — Lucky
- Chondathan Freebooter — Skilled
- Dead Magic Dweller — Magic Initiate (Wizard)
- Dragon Cultist — Cult of the Dragon Initiate
- Emerald Enclave Caretaker — Emerald Enclave Fledgling
- Flaming Fist Mercenary — Savage Attacker
- Genie Touched — Genie Magic
- Harper — Harper Agent
- Ice Fisher — Tough
- Knight of the Gauntlet — Tyro of the Gauntlet
- Lords' Alliance Vassal — Lords' Alliance Agent
- Moonwell Pilgrim — Magic Initiate (Druid)
- Mulhorandi Tomb Raider — Alert
- Mythalkeeper — Mythal Touched
- Purple Dragon Squire — Purple Dragon Rook
- Rashemi Wanderer — Tough
- Shadowmasters Exile — Alert
- Spellfire Initiate — Spellfire Spark
- Zhentarim Mercenary — Zhentarim Ruffian
- Origin Feats are granted automatically when you select a Background at character creation
- They are separate from the standard Feat progression — you don't lose a Feat slot to gain them
For the full list of Origin Feats and General Feats, see Feats.
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